Aparna Kalra - Livemint.com
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Last visited 08-28-2009
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  • Friday, August 28, 2009
    Posted at 12:01:00 PM
    U.S.-based career consultant Chris Janzen has tweeted a survey on the most overused words at the workplace. It seems “viral” and “leverage” win among the most annoying and overused jargon, cliches and buzzwords in office. In a survey conducted by a staffing company and published by a business weekly in Seattle, executives were asked, “What is the most annoying or overused phrase or buzzword in the workplace today?” Their responses included: • Leverage: As in, “We intend to leverage our investment in IT infrastructure across multiple business units.
  • Monday, August 24, 2009
    Posted at 11:58:00 AM
    Alerted via Twitter on an intriguing study by the U.S. Department of Education which has found "students who took all or part of their class online performed better, on average, than those taking the same course through traditional face-to-face instruction". The wordily titled 'Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online learning Studies' also found that combining online and face-to-face instructions is even better. That is, online education when combined with traditional classroom.
  • Thursday, August 20, 2009
    Posted at 1:16:00 PM
    This is what it will be, according to staffing expert Kevin Wheeler , and The Future of Talent Institute : 1. More women at the workplace. 2. People will take on roles, not positions. 3. More independent contractors instead of full-time employees. 4. Offices will use less, conserve more. All the above are true, if you look around you. At the company which owns Mint, HT Media Ltd, 52% workers are women. They have changed, and are changing, workplace rules and according to Wheeler, the way offices look, feel and function. A friend I spoke to (who.
  • Wednesday, August 19, 2009
    Posted at 12:23:00 PM
    My last post on Facebook and productivity made me unpopular in office despite my protest that I wrote being on Facebook increases contacts/ability to strike deals for some. But here's some amazing stuff: it seems there are jobs in advertising, marketing and communications which require candidates to be Facebook and Twitter-savvy. A Canadian newspaper reports that job postings on a number of Canadian and U.S. websites now ask for Twitter and Facebook requirements from applicants. So, a senior account executive position at Softscribe Inc. requires.
  • Wednesday, August 12, 2009
    Posted at 4:58:00 PM
    My earlier post on CAT 2009 got questions I could not answer. So here's my cop out: test prep company Career Launcher will answer those questions on eligibility etc (I checked with them). They are also offering CAT trials for aspirants, free (no hidden costs). The company said you don't have to be enrolled with Career Launcher to take a free test; the tests are for those candidates not enrolled with them . The free tests will be held between 8-21 August. Here's how to take the free test: 1. Go physically and register at a Career Launcher.
  • Monday, August 10, 2009
    Posted at 4:00:00 PM
    I Hate People! Yup, that's the title of a new book that's doing the rounds. Of course, there's more to it. Its complete title is I Hate People! : Kick Loose from the Overbearing and Underhanded Jerks at Work and Get What You Want Out of Your Job. I was directed via Twitter to the book and its review on amazon.com . The authors select the ten most troublesome type of people in office, and give you strategies to cope with them. But, to begin with, here's how to identify these colleagues by the things they say: STOP SIGN "The world.
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  • Thursday, August 06, 2009
    Posted at 4:58:00 PM
    Alerted via pagalguy.com on an update on the computerised CAT released by IIM Ahmedabad on its website today. The CAT opens the door for IIMs and other business schools. Here is the update for readers of this blog: Q1: When is the advertisement for CAT 2009 going to appear? A1: CAT Advertisement will appear in leading newspapers on Sunday, 30 August 2009. Q2: Once the advertisement appears, is one expected to buy CAT bulletin from designated banks? A2: No. One does not have to buy a bulky CAT bulletin. We want to go paperless. A prospective candidate.
  • Tuesday, August 04, 2009
    Posted at 2:19:00 PM
    Have colleagues who spend more time on Facebook than on work? Well, IBM has issued gentle guidelines to its employees that say 'Don't forget your day job'. This has led to a lively debate on whether use of social media -- Facebook/Twitter/ I would include Gtalk -- at the workplace affects productivity. Tim O'Reilly, credited with coining Web 2.0 (read about him and this new English term here ), who I follow on Twitter, has a guest blogger who says companies should have clear guidelines on productivity and then leave employees alone.
  • Friday, July 31, 2009
    Posted at 1:36:00 PM
    U.S President Obama has given English language a new term: a beer summit. He held it to try and douse a racial conflict between a white police office who arrested a black professor at Harvard. Prof Gates thinks he was arrested attempting to get into his own home because he is black. Crowly, the police officer, feels Gates' conduct was disorderly. Two people, two perspectives. How often does that happen within a team? More often than team leaders are wont to admit. So maybe when conflicts arise between two people, there is no harm in a boss sitting.
  • Monday, July 27, 2009
    Posted at 2:31:00 PM
    From Business Week's 'India's outsourcers: Using the Slump to Get Bigger' : “[The] problem is, all of these initiatives are expensive. If the global economy doesn’t bounce back in a year or so, India’s outsourcers could find themselves saddled with legions of employees who have little to do. Infosys offered jobs to 18,000 college graduates last year and plans to hire more this year. But with scant work to give them, the company is doubling the length of their training to six months and assigning them mock projects to hone their skills.
  • Friday, July 17, 2009
    Posted at 1:49:00 PM
    Beta Gamma Sigma's associate for communications got in touch with me via Twitter and e-mail, and explained how the network's membership works: The International Honor Society Beta Gamma Sigma recognizes and honors academic achievement in the study of business. Students are invited to lifetime membership at the baccalaureate (undergraduate) level if they rank in the upper 10% of their class, or upper 20% of their MBA or other post-baccalaureate (graduate) business class. Following graduation, Beta Gamma Sigma lifetime members join the world's.
  • Thursday, July 16, 2009
    Posted at 1:33:00 PM
    A Tweet by the MBA director of Michigan Tech University, USA, alerted me on an unusual form of networking. Beta Gamma Sigma is an exclusive group of successful professionals where you need to be invited to join. Diana Clement of the New Zealand Herald has this to say about Beta Gamma Sigma : These organisations' unique selling point is their exclusivity. Not just anyone can join. You need to be invited or hold specific qualifications that not everyone in your industry will have. Instead of who you know, it's often personal success or ability.
  • Tuesday, July 14, 2009
    Posted at 12:12:00 PM
    Pagalguy.com, an online community for MBA students, aspirants and teachers, is looking exciting with a new homepage . The forum puts up news, tips for exams and helps connect MBA aspirants who brag "I have a 99.9 percentile in CAT, and calls from A,B, C and I. Wonder why L did not call?" Apurv Pandit, editor of pagalguy.com, told Mint the revamp is more than skin deep. His team will attempt to do journalism that mixes spicy and humorous elements along the lines of techcrunch.com , which "obsessively" profiles Internet companies.
  • Wednesday, July 08, 2009
    Posted at 5:34:00 PM
    Alerted via Twitter on tips for job searchers especially for these tough times. Here are some from a job search expert's blog: I did my homework. I made my life experiences TOTALLY relevant to the interviewers. This was not a stretch, but it was still important to be thoughtful. I sold my skills to the search committee. And I sent thank you notes to everyone. I dressed professionally, but I brought walking shoes. I brought examples of my work to the interview and gave the interviewers something to do. I asked lots of questions. I radiated the.
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